Julius evinof



Patented Apr. l'l, I899.

J. EVINOF.

N'ON-BEFILLABLE BOTTLE.

(Application filed Aug. 2a, 1898.) (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS EVINOF, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 622,887, dated April 11,1899.

Application filed A gust 26, 1898. Serial No. 689,607. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS EVINOF, a subject of the Emperor of Russia,residing at London,England, have invented new and use-' ful Improvementsin Non-Refillable Bottles, (for which Ihave applied for a patent inGreat Britain, No. 12,961, dated June 9, 1898,) of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to bottles provided with means for preventing therefilling of the same after the contents have been discharged.

According to my invention I arrange in the bottle-neck a valve which isnormally held against a seat by means of a spring or the like, so as toprevent the introduction of liquid into the bottle, but is moved awayfrom its seat to allow the liquid contained in the bottle to be pouredout. The opening of the valve for the discharge of the liquid iseifected by means of a weight which when the bottle is inclined to pourout the contents acts against the valve or against an intermediate piecewhich bears against thevalve to move the same away from its seat. Thisweight is arranged in a cage the sides of which are inclined in such amanner that the said weight will not operate the valve until the bottlehas been turned over with its mouth considerably below the horizontalaxis of the bottle, this arrangement preventing the partial refilling ofthe bottle when in an inclined position.

In practice the valve, with its connected parts, is carried in a sleeveor bush, which is adapted to he slipped into the neck of a bottle afterit has been filled and is supported upon a rib or lugs therein,the saidsleeve being fixed by any suitable means. The mouth of the bottle isleft clear to receive the usual cork or stopper. A shield is preferablyarranged over the top of the sleeve containing the valve for preventingthe introduction of a wire or instrument for tampering with the valve.

I advantageously make use of a special form of bottle having the upperpart of the neck made separate from the lower part.

To enable my invention to be fully understood, I will describe the sameby reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is asectional elevation of a bottle having my improvements applied thereto;and Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are views illustrating details. Fig. 5 is asectional View illustrating a slight modification, and Fig. 6 is asectional view illustrating a further modification.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

a is the bottle-neck, which at its lower end is formed with a projectingflange or rib b. c is a cylinder formed with an external flange d, whichrests upon the rib b, which flange has upon its lower face one or morenotches e, Fig. 2, which engage with a corresponding projection orcorresponding projectionsf,Fig. 3,.on the upper surface of the rib b, asclearly indicated in Fig. 1, for a purpose hereinafter described. Theexternal surface of the cylinder 0 above the flange dis screw-threaded,as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the upper end of the said cylinder servesas a valve-seat g.

h is a sleeve'or bush which fits into the bottle-neck and which at itslower end is screwed onto the screw-thread on the cylinder 0. In thissleeve or bush is a cross-bar t, in which slides a-stem j, havingpivoted to its lower enda valve 7t, adapted to bear against the seatingg, a spring 5, surrounding the stem and hearing at one end against thecross-bar i and at the other against a collar upon the stem j, servingto normally press the valve against its seat to prevent the introductionof liquid into the bottle.

m is the shield, fixed in the upper end of the bush h above thevalve-stem, the said shield, as shown, being in the form of a diskhaving a series of radialslits, as shown in Fig. 4, which permit of thedifferent segments of the disk being bent into the form of a r0- taryfan, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, to form openings for the escape of theliquid, while at the same time preventing the introduction of a wire oran instrument for tampering with the valve.

or is the cage, attached to the lower end of the cylinder 0 andcontaining a weight in the form of a ball 0, which, through the mediumof a rod 19, sliding through a cross-bar q in the upper end of the saidcage, serves when the bottle is tilted to the required extent to pushback the valve against the pressure of the spring Z to allow the liquidto escape. The

sides of the cage n are inclined in such a man-- ner that the weightwill not roll against the stem until the bottle-mouth is turned belowthe horizontal, thereby insuring that the bottle cannot be partiallyrefilled by immersing it in liquid, as would be possible if the valvecould be opened when the bottle-mouth was in a horizontal position orabove the horizontal position, in which position some of the aircontained in the bottle could escape.

It will be noticed by reference to Fig. 1 that the rod 1) is crankednear its upper end, so

that it bears upon the valve 70, to one side of 1 the pivot of thelatter, this arrangement being provided for the purpose of tilting thevalve to the position indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1 for thepurpose of affording a passage for the discharge of the liquid from thebottle, which is obstructed as'little as possible by the valve.

r r, Figs. 1 and 2, are openings formed in the cylinder 0 for thepassage of the liquid, and s is agridwhich is fixed in the upper end Aof the cylinder 0 and serves for preventing the rod 19 from falling outof its guide in the crossbar 1 when the bottle is reversed, the

cranked portion of the said rod p impinging against the said grid, asindicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1.

The device hereinbefore described can be fitted together before beinginserted into the bottle and after the bottle is filled be introducedinto the neck and fixed by any suitable means, so that it cannot beremoved, the bottle being finally closed by means of the usual cork orstopper. In practice, however, I advantageously make use of a specialform of bottle, wherein that part of the neck in which my device isfixed is made larger than the upper part of the neck, so as to permit ofthe device being made larger than would be pos-- sible if the devicewere adapted to be inserted through an opening which could be closed byan ordinary cork. I/Vith this arrangement the act of placing the upperpart of the neck in position serves also for fixing my device. As shownin Fig. 1, the upper part of the SIGGIB h is made of smaller diameterexternally than the internal diameter of the large part of the neck andis externally screwthreaded, while the smaller part of the neck isformed with a spigot end if, internally screwthreaded to engage with theupper end of the sleeve h and externally of a diameter to fit theinterior of the large portion of the neck.

Around the lower part of the reduced portion of the sleeve is placed aring 10, of indiarubber or other suitable packing-material, which ringis of such a depth that as the upper portion of the neck is screwed downthe said ring will be compressed and forced outward into an internalgroove or enlargement 12, formed in the larger portion of the neck, thesaid ring then forming a rib which prevents the upper part of the neckwith my device attached to it from being drawn out of i the lower partof the neck'and also serving to prevent leakage around the sleeve. The

engagement of the-recesses e 011 the under surface of the flange d ofthe cylinder 0 with the projections f upon the rib Z), hereinbeforedescribed, serves to hold my device rigid while the upper part of theneck is being screwed into position. In some cases the enlargement 7)can be dispensed with, as shown in Fig. 5, the compression of the ringagainst the inside of the bottle-neck when screwing down the upper neckportion being depended upon for holding the parts in position.

The upper part of the neck may be rendered immovable relatively with thelower part, when screwed down, by means of cement, or, if desired,a'band w, of metal, may be spun over the adjacent edges of the two partsof the neck, as shown in Fig. 1, the said band when removed allowing ofthe parts being separated. In this case, however, it will be obviousthat the'band should be marked in such a manner by the manufacturer orhottler that its replacement by an unauthorized person would benoticeable.

I sometimes provide spring-pins wor the like in holes y in the upperportion of the neck, which pins are arranged to cooperate with a groove2 in the lower portion of the neck, as shown in Fig. 6, in such a mannerthat when the loose portion of the neck is screwed home the said pinswill spring into the said groove, and thus effectually prevent theremoval of the upper portion of the neck without breaking the bottle.

It is to be understood that the various parts of my device must as faras possible be made of glass, porcelain, or like material, which Willnot have an injurious effect on or be acted upon by the liquidwhich thebottle contains.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my saidinvention and in what. manner the same is to be performed, I declarethat what I claim is- 1. In a non-refillable bottle, the combinationwiththe bottleneck provided with a valveseat, of a spring-actuated valveengaging said seat, a valve-actuatin g rod separate from the valve andhaving one end in position to engage the same, a guide for said rod, amovable weight adapted to engage the other end of the said rod and acage surrounding said weight and provided with sides adapted to guidesaid weight into position to engage said rod, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a non-refillable bottle,the combination with the bottle-neckprovided with a valveseat, a pivoted valve engaging said seat, aspring-actuated longitudinally-movable rod pivoted to said Valve forholding it normally on its seat, a valve-operating rod separate from thevalve, having one enden gaging the valve at one side of its connectionwith said springactuated rod, a guide for the valve-actuating rod, astop for limiting the movement of said rod in a direction to open thevalve, a movable weight adapted to engage the said rod and actuate it,and a cage surrounding said weight and provided with sides for guidingthe weight into engagement with the said rod,

substantially as described.

valve-actuatin g rod separate from said valve,

a cage extending below the said'valve-seat provided with sides inclininginwardly from the bottom toward said valve-seat, and a movable weight insaid cage adapted to engage said valve-actuating rod, whereby the saidweight will be held from movement toward the valve by said taperingsides of the cage until the bottle is nearly inverted, substantially asdescribed.

4:. In anon-refillablebottle,the combination with the bottle-neckprovided with a valveseat and a spring-actuated valve on said seat,

of a cage below said seat provided with sides inclining inwardly fromthe bottom toward said valve-seat and a movable valve-actuating weightin said cage whereby the inclined sides of said cage will prevent theweight from moving toward the valve until the bottle is nearly inverted,substantially as described.

5. In a non-refillable bottle,the combination with the bottle-neckprovided with a valveseat and a spring-actuated valve on said seat, of arigidly-mounted cage extending below said valve-seat, and provided withsides inclining inwardly from the bottom toward said valve-seat and aguide below the valve-seat, a valve-actuating rod mounted in said guideand having a part in position to engage the valve to open it, and amovable weight in said cage adapted to engage and move saidvalveactuating rod, substantially as described.

6. In a non-refillable bottle,the combination with the bottle-neck, of acylindrical casing secured in. the lower part of said neck pro- .videdat its upper end with a valve-seat, and

adjacent to its lower end with inlet-apertures, a spring-actuated valveengaging said valveseat, a cage rigidly secured to said casing andprovided with sides inclining inward from the bottom toward thevalve-seat, a movable weight in said cage, and a valve-actuating rodinterposed between said weight and the valve, substantially asdescribed.

7. In a non-refillable bottle,the combination with the bottle-neckprovided with a valveseat, of a sleeve secured in said neck and providedwith a guide, a valve-stem mounted in said guide,a valve on saidvalve-seat pivotally secured to said stem, a spring for holding saidvalve on its seat, a cage below said valve-seat having its sidesinclined inwardly from the bottom toward said valve-seat, a movableweight in said cage, and a valve-actuating rod interposed between saidweight and the valve and engaging said valve at a distance from itspoint of pivoting, substantially as described.

'8. In anon-refillable bottle,the combination with the bottle-neckprovided with a shoulder at its lower end of a cylindrical casing in thelower portion of the bottle-neck and provided with a portion adapted toengage said shoulder a valve-seat at its upper end, apertures for theadmission of liquid and a crossbar provided with a guide, a cage securedto the lower end of said casing provided with sides tapering inwardlyfrom the bottom upwardly, a weighted ball in said cage, a slidingvalve-actuating rod working in said guide and adapted to be operated bysaid ball, a sleeve in the bottle-neck above said casing provided withaguide, a guide-rod engaging said guide,avalve pivotally connected tosaid rod engaging said valve-seat and located in the path of saidvalve-operating rod, aspring surrounding said rod for holding the valveupon its seat, and a shield in said sleeve above the valve and itsconnections, substantially as described.

9. In a non-refillable bottle wherein is a sleeve containing a valveoperated by a spring to hold it against its seat and a weight to move itaway from its seat, the combination of aloose upper neck portion adaptedto screw onto the upper end of the said sleeve, a groove in the lowerneck portion, a flexible packingring which as the upper neck portion isscrewed onto the sleeve is expandedinto the said groove and means forlocking the upper neck portion tothe lower neck portion, substantiallyas described. p

10. In a non-refillable bottle wherein is a sleeve containing a valveoperated bya spring to hold it against its seat and a weight to move itaway from its seat, the combination of a loose upper neck portionadaptedto screw onto the upper end of the said sleeve, and a flexiblepacking-ring which as the upper neck portion is screwed onto the sleeveis expanded. against the wall of the bottle-neck and means for lockingthe upper neck portion to the lower neck portion, substantially asdescribed.

JULIUS EVINOF. lVitnesses:

G.'F. REDFERN, JOHN E. BOUSFIELD.

